Spectacular amber jewelry, beads, and specimens—evocative of the amber discs gracing this Baltic Amber Tree of Life Medallion Jewelry Set—are curated by our National Museum of Natural History, the world's preeminent museum and research complex dedicated to inspiring curiosity, discovery and learning about the natural world. Scientists and researchers explore areas of anthropology, ethnology, botany, entomology, invertebrate and vertebrate zoology and the mineral sciences.